Immigration is a political hot potato. On the day the OECD published its latest annual survey of global migration, Swiss voters rejected a referendum to reduce annual migration numbers. A few days earlier…

Debate around skilled migration can degenerate into political footballs.
AAP
10 junio 2013

It seems the broad debates around migration, and often skilled migration, are little different from one country to the next. The United States is currently considering sweeping migration reforms that include…

Backpackers and international students provide a significant source of labour that is often long-term: but this is ignored by policy makers.
18 abril 2013

While 457 temporary visas are currently under political scrutiny, thousands of other temporary migrants are now able to work in Australia for extended periods - most notably through working holiday visas…

Changes to 457 visas by the Gillard government has divided political and public opinion in Australia.
AAP/Lukas Coch
2 abril 2013

The current public debate over temporary employment 457 visa holders has thrown a spotlight on a major shift in Australia’s migration program. Historical context Prior to the introduction of the Temporary…

With all the fuss over 457 visas in recent weeks, and prime minister Julia Gillard due to address the issue at a conference today, it’s worth looking beyond the cries of vested interests and politicians…

Australia’s boom investment conditions will begin tailing off by 2014, according to a Deloitte Access Economics report - so what does this mean for current labour shortages?
24 julio 2012

Much public discussion around the current mining boom focuses on the lack of qualified staff to fill an expanding employment market. But yesterday’s report by Deloitte Access Economics warning that the…

The Council has its work cut out to facilitate a rational, evidence-based debate about Australian migration.
Wenxiong Zhang
9 julio 2012

The announcement of the formation of a Migration Council of Australia and its launch by the Governor General on August 1, confirmed by Department of Immigration and Citizenship official Gary Fleming at…

An iron ore project in Western Australia similar to that proposed by Gina Rinehart at Roy Hill.
AAP Image/Rebecca Le May
30 mayo 2012